Personalised book for child changing schools: your child's New School Map
When your child joins a new school partway through the year, a simple folded map helps them find the hall, library, playground and new classroom. At each stop, your child meets a helpful face and adds one familiar detail to the route back to class.
- Ages 5-8
- Their own home town
- Storybook watercolour
See the cover free before you pay.
What happens in your child's New School Map
- Your child finds a folded map beside their new uniform.
- The first dotted line leads to the school hall.
- A librarian helps your child choose a landmark in the library.
- At playtime, your child follows the map to the playground and meets a new friend.
- Your child returns to the classroom, proudly knowing the way.
How the first page could read
On the morning your child joined a new school, a small folded map waited beside the uniform. It showed a bright red dot marked YOU ARE HERE, then a dotted line past the hall, library and playground. “We can find each place together,” said the teacher. Your child held the map carefully.
Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.
Why this story works
This story gives a child joining a school during the year a clear, gentle way to picture the places they will meet. Rather than rushing through a whole first day, your child follows one simple route and returns to the new classroom with a fuller sense of where things are. The map makes room for practical details parents can add, such as a favourite book, a lunchbox colour or a familiar hobby. With your child shown in the chosen illustration style from one photo, the book can feel closely tied to their own move. It suits shared reading before a new-school morning or after they have brought home their first details.
Reading it together
- Read the map together and pause to ask which place your child would like to visit first.
- Add the names of real school spaces as you read, if you already know them.
- After the first day, invite your child to point out which part of the map felt most familiar.
Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour
Soft watercolour school scenes keep the map, rooms and playground easy to explore without making the new setting feel too busy. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.
Make your child's New School Map
Add one photo and answer a few questions. This story is picked for you, and you’ll see the cover before you decide.
Start with a photoWhat’s in the book
HardcoverPaperback- pages
- 32pages
- full-page pictures of your child
- 15full-page pictures of your child
- square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
- 8.5" × 8.5"square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
- years, words matched to their age
- 2–8years, words matched to their age
- Front cover with their name in the title
- Title page with their portrait and your dedication
- 15 spreads: a picture on one page, the story on the other
- “The End” page made especially for them
- Printed: premium full-colour paper, paperback or hardcover
- Digital: PDF and online flip-book reader
Questions
How is this personalised book for a child changing schools made?
Parents provide your child's name, age, a photo, an art style, the adventure and small details to include. Picture to Story uses that information to create a 32-page book with 15 illustrated story spreads starring the child. You can see the cover before paying.
Is this story suitable for a child joining a school mid-year?
It is designed for ages five to eight and centres on practical landmarks in a new school: the hall, library, playground and classroom. The wording can be matched to the child's age, as Picture to Story uses more words per page for older children. It is especially suited to a move during the school year.
Can I see the book before I pay?
Yes. Your child’s cover and the first page of the story are made while you answer the questions, usually in under a minute, and you see them before checkout. You only pay if you love it.
How long does it take?
The digital book is usually ready about 10 minutes after you order. Printed books take 3 to 5 working days to print, then 3 to 7 days to post in the UK and US.